  Map of Essex showing the location of Prittlewell | |
| Location | Essex, England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°33′14″N 0°42′31″E / 51.55391°N 0.70873°E |
| Type | Anglo-Saxon burial mound |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 580 |
| Periods | Anglo-Saxon England |
| Cultures | Anglo-Saxons |
| Associated with | ?Sæxa, brother of Sæberht of Essex |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2003 |
| Archaeologists | MOLA |
| Ownership | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
| Website | prittlewellprincelyburial |
The Prittlewell royal Anglo-Saxon burial or Prittlewell princely burial is a high-status Anglo-Saxon burial mound which was excavated at Prittlewell, north of Southend-on-Sea, in the English county of Essex.
Artefacts found by archaeologists in the burial chamber are of a quality that initially suggested that this tomb in Prittlewell was a tomb of one of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Essex, and the discovery of golden foil crosses indicate that the burial was of an early Anglo-Saxon Christian. The burial is now dated to about 580 AD, and is thought that it contained the remains of Sæxa, brother of Sæberht of Essex.[1]
In May 2019, some of the excavated artefacts went on permanent display in Southend Central Museum.[1][2]